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10/07/03
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION,
WITH ATTACHMENTS, APPROVING WITH
CONDITIONS, A MAJOR USE SPECIAL PERMIT
PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 13 AND 17 OF ZONING
ORDINANCE NO. 11000, FOR THE MIST PROJECT,
TO BE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 824 BISCAYNE
BOULEVARD, MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BE COMPRISED
OF A MIXED-USE/RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH UP
TO 516 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 29,300 SQUARE
FEET OF RETAIL SPACE, 22,500 SQUARE FEET OF
OFFICE SPACE, RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AND
APPROXIMATELY 800 PARKING SPACES (OF WHICH
100 SPACES ARE TANDEM); DIRECTING
TRANSMITTAL; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND
STATING CONCLUSIONS OF LAW; PROVIDING FOR
BINDING EFFECT; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on August 7, 2003, Lucia A. Dougherty on
behalf of MHLP, LLC. (owner) and Hyperion Development Group,
Inc. (purchaser), referred to as "APPLICANT", submitted a
complete Application for Major Use Special Permit for the
Mist Project (referred to as "PROJECT") pursuant to Articles
13 and 17 of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, for the property
located at approximately 824 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami,
Florida, as legally described in "Exhibit A" and "Exhibit
B", attached and incorporated; and
WHEREAS, development of the PROJECT requires the
issuance of a Major Use Special Permit pursuant to Article
17 of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, the Zoning Ordinance of
the City of Miami, Florida, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Large Scale Development Committee met on
July 21, 2003, to consider the proposed PROJECT and offer
its input; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Development Review Board (UDRB) met
on July 16, 2003, to consider the proposed PROJECT and
recommended approval with two (2) conditions regarding: 1)
Drop off area must be worked out with staff to resolve issue
of vehicular plaza; and 2) the Condominium documents must
forbid parking at vehicular plaza (see the attached
Development Order); and
WHEREAS, the APPLICANT has modified the proposed
PROJECT to address the expressed technical concerns raised
at said Large Scale Development Committee meeting and the
design concerns; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Planning Advisory Board, at its
meeting held on September 17, 2003, Item No. 1, following an
advertised public hearing, adopted Resolution No. PAB 56-03
by a vote of nine to zero (9-0), RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH
CONDITIONS of the Major Use Special Permit Development Order
as attached and incorporated; and
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WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it advisable and in
the best interest of the general welfare of the City of
Miami to issue a Major Use Special Permit Development Order
as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in
the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. A Major Use Special Permit Development
Order, attached and incorporated as "Exhibit A, is approved
subject to the conditions specified in the Development
Order, per Article 17 of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, for the
PROJECT to be developed by the APPLICANT, at approximately
824 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, more particularly
described in "Exhibit B," attached and incorporated.
Section 3. The PROJECT is approved for the
construction of a mixed-use/residential building with up to
516 residential units, 29,300 square feet of retail space,
22,500 square feet of office space, recreational amenities
and approximately 800 parking spaces (of which 100 spaces
are tandem) .
Section 4. The Major Use Special Permit Application
for the PROJECT also encompasses the lower ranking Special
Permits as set forth in the Development Order ("Exhibit A").
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Section 5. The findings of tact set forth below are
made with respect to the subject PROJECT:
a. The PROJECT is in conformity with the adopted
Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan 1989-2000,
as amended.
b. The PROJECT is in accord with the SD-6 Zoning
classification of Zoning Ordinance No. 11000, the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended.
c. Pursuant to Section 1305 of the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Miami, Florida, the specific site
plan aspects of the PROJECT, i.e., ingress and
egress, parking, signs and lighting, utilities,
drainage, preservation of natural features and
control of potentially adverse effects generally,
have been considered and will be further
considered administratively during the process of
issuing a building permit and a certificate of
occupancy.
d. The PROJECT is expected to cost approximately $266
million, and to employ approximately 250 workers
during construction (FTE-Full Time Employees); the
PROJECT will also result in the creation of
approximately 40 permanent new jobs. The PROJECT
will generate approximately $6.5 million annually
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in tax revenues to local units of government (2003
dollars) .
e. The City Commission further finds that:
(1) the PROJECT will have a favorable impact on
the economy of the City;
(2) the PROJECT will efficiently use public
transportation facilities;
(3) any potentially adverse effects of the
PROJECT will be mitigated through compliance
with the conditions of this Major Use Special
Permit;
(4) the PROJECT will favorably affect the need
for people to find adequate housing
reasonably accessible to their places of
employment;
(5) the PROJECT will efficiently use necessary
public facilities;
(6) the PROJECT will not negatively impact the
environment and natural resources of the
City;
(7) the PROJECT will not adversely affect living
conditions in the neighborhood;
(8) the PROJECT will not adversely affect public
safety;
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(9) based on the record presented and evidence
presented, the public welfare will be served
by the PROJECT; and
(10) any potentially adverse effects of the
PROJECT arising from safety and security,
fire protection and life safety, solid waste,
heritage conservation, trees, shoreline
development, minority participation and
employment, and minority contractor/
subcontractor participation will be mitigated
through compliance with the conditions of
this Major Use Special Permit.
Section 6. The Major Use Special Permit, as
approved and amended, shall be binding upon the APPLICANT
and any successors in interest.
Section 7. The application for Major Use Special
Permit, which was submitted on August 7, 2003, and is on
file with the Department of Planning and Zoning of the City
of Miami, Florida, shall be relied upon generally for
administrative interpretations and is incorporated by
reference.
Section 8. The City Manager is directed to instruct
the Director of the Department of Planning and Zoning to
transmit a copy of this Resolution and attachment to the
APPLICANT.
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Section 9. The Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
Law are made with respect to the PROJECT as described in the
Development Order ("Exhibit A") for the PROJECT, attached
and incorporated.
Section 10. The Major Use Special Permit Development
Order for the PROJECT ("Exhibit A") is granted and issued.
Section 11. In the event that any portion or section
of this Resolution or the Development Order ("Exhibit A") is
determined to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional by a
court or agency of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall in no manner affect the remaining portions of this
Resolution or Development Order ("Exhibit A") which shall
remain in full force and effect.
Section 12. The provisions approved for this Major
Use Special Permit, as approved, shall commence and become
operative thirty (30) days after the adoption of the
Resolution.
Section 13. This Major Use Special Permit, as
approved, shall expire two (2) years from its commencement
and operative date.
Section 14. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.1/
If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become
effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was
passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City
Commission.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of
2003.
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON
CITY CLERK
MANUEL A. DIAZ, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ALEJANDRO VILARELLO
CITY ATTORNEY
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